EP3141370A1 - Procédé de fabrication d'un isolateur thermique composite, procédé de fabrication d'un chauffe-eau et isolateur thermique composite - Google Patents

Procédé de fabrication d'un isolateur thermique composite, procédé de fabrication d'un chauffe-eau et isolateur thermique composite Download PDF

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EP3141370A1
EP3141370A1 EP16187402.9A EP16187402A EP3141370A1 EP 3141370 A1 EP3141370 A1 EP 3141370A1 EP 16187402 A EP16187402 A EP 16187402A EP 3141370 A1 EP3141370 A1 EP 3141370A1
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Yoshikazu YAJI
Toshio Shinoki
Shunkei Suzuki
Toru Koide
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L—PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L59/00—Thermal insulation in general
    • F16L59/06—Arrangements using an air layer or vacuum
    • F16L59/065—Arrangements using an air layer or vacuum using vacuum
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C44/00—Shaping by internal pressure generated in the material, e.g. swelling or foaming ; Producing porous or cellular expanded plastics articles
    • B29C44/34—Auxiliary operations
    • B29C44/36—Feeding the material to be shaped
    • B29C44/38—Feeding the material to be shaped into a closed space, i.e. to make articles of definite length
    • B29C44/44—Feeding the material to be shaped into a closed space, i.e. to make articles of definite length in solid form
    • B29C44/445—Feeding the material to be shaped into a closed space, i.e. to make articles of definite length in solid form in the form of expandable granules, particles or beads
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C44/00—Shaping by internal pressure generated in the material, e.g. swelling or foaming ; Producing porous or cellular expanded plastics articles
    • B29C44/02—Shaping by internal pressure generated in the material, e.g. swelling or foaming ; Producing porous or cellular expanded plastics articles for articles of definite length, i.e. discrete articles
    • B29C44/04—Shaping by internal pressure generated in the material, e.g. swelling or foaming ; Producing porous or cellular expanded plastics articles for articles of definite length, i.e. discrete articles consisting of at least two parts of chemically or physically different materials, e.g. having different densities
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C44/00—Shaping by internal pressure generated in the material, e.g. swelling or foaming ; Producing porous or cellular expanded plastics articles
    • B29C44/02—Shaping by internal pressure generated in the material, e.g. swelling or foaming ; Producing porous or cellular expanded plastics articles for articles of definite length, i.e. discrete articles
    • B29C44/04—Shaping by internal pressure generated in the material, e.g. swelling or foaming ; Producing porous or cellular expanded plastics articles for articles of definite length, i.e. discrete articles consisting of at least two parts of chemically or physically different materials, e.g. having different densities
    • B29C44/06—Making multilayered articles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C44/00—Shaping by internal pressure generated in the material, e.g. swelling or foaming ; Producing porous or cellular expanded plastics articles
    • B29C44/02—Shaping by internal pressure generated in the material, e.g. swelling or foaming ; Producing porous or cellular expanded plastics articles for articles of definite length, i.e. discrete articles
    • B29C44/08—Shaping by internal pressure generated in the material, e.g. swelling or foaming ; Producing porous or cellular expanded plastics articles for articles of definite length, i.e. discrete articles using several expanding or moulding steps
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C44/00—Shaping by internal pressure generated in the material, e.g. swelling or foaming ; Producing porous or cellular expanded plastics articles
    • B29C44/02—Shaping by internal pressure generated in the material, e.g. swelling or foaming ; Producing porous or cellular expanded plastics articles for articles of definite length, i.e. discrete articles
    • B29C44/12—Incorporating or moulding on preformed parts, e.g. inserts or reinforcements
    • B29C44/1266—Incorporating or moulding on preformed parts, e.g. inserts or reinforcements the preformed part being completely encapsulated, e.g. for packaging purposes or as reinforcement
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C44/00—Shaping by internal pressure generated in the material, e.g. swelling or foaming ; Producing porous or cellular expanded plastics articles
    • B29C44/02—Shaping by internal pressure generated in the material, e.g. swelling or foaming ; Producing porous or cellular expanded plastics articles for articles of definite length, i.e. discrete articles
    • B29C44/12—Incorporating or moulding on preformed parts, e.g. inserts or reinforcements
    • B29C44/1271—Incorporating or moulding on preformed parts, e.g. inserts or reinforcements the preformed parts being partially covered
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C44/00—Shaping by internal pressure generated in the material, e.g. swelling or foaming ; Producing porous or cellular expanded plastics articles
    • B29C44/34—Auxiliary operations
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    • B29C44/3426—Heating by introducing steam in the mould
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29K—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, B29C OR B29D, RELATING TO MOULDING MATERIALS OR TO MATERIALS FOR MOULDS, REINFORCEMENTS, FILLERS OR PREFORMED PARTS, e.g. INSERTS
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    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
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  • a heat insulating foam configured to cover vacuum thermal insulator
  • production methods for such composite thermal insulators foam preforming beads through heating and pressurization, for example, with steam and then form the heat insulating foam. Because edges, i.e., outer peripheral portions, of the vacuum thermal insulator have a higher gas permeability than other parts, if a periphery of the vacuum thermal insulator is heated and pressurized in forming the heat insulating foam, gas permeation from the edges of the vacuum thermal insulator to inside is facilitated. Therefore, there is a problem in that the thermal insulation performance of the vacuum thermal insulator is degraded.
  • a method for producing a water heater using a composite thermal insulator including a vacuum thermal insulator comprising a core and an enclosure configured to wrap the core and include a weld portion which extends along an outer periphery of the core and at which portions of the enclosure are welded together, the vacuum thermal insulator having vacuum-sealed inside, the method comprising: a step of placing the composite thermal insulator around a compressor configured to discharge refrigerant where the composite thermal insulator is produced in a first step of covering edges of the vacuum thermal insulator including the weld portion with a first heat insulating foam foamed in advance and placing the first heat insulating foam along the outer periphery of the core and a second step of forming a second heat insulating foam configured to cover the first heat insulating foam placed in the first step and at least part of the vacuum thermal insulator.
  • the portions of the enclosure 2b do not need to be welded together in a full range of the weld portion 5, but may be welded partially. However, it is necessary that the weld portion 5 is formed along the outer periphery of the core 2a such that the inside of the vacuum thermal insulator 2 can be sealed. Also, since the inside of the vacuum thermal insulator 2 is depressurized, normally the inner one of the two solid-line quadrangles is equal in shape to the core 2a.
  • the second heat insulating foam 4 is foamed to cover the first heat insulating foam 3 and the vacuum thermal insulator 2.
  • the second heat insulating foam 4 is a thermal insulator formed of an expandable material, and is made, for example, of foamed polypropylene beads. Foaming temperature necessary to foam the foamed polypropylene beads is approximately 140 °C and the heatproof temperature after the foaming is approximately 110 °C.
  • FIG. 4(e) the second heat insulating foam 4 covering the first heat insulating foam 3 and the vacuum thermal insulator 2 has been foamed.
  • first heat insulating foam 3 placed in the foaming mold 10
  • preforming beads of the second heat insulating foam 4 are loaded, and preforming beads are foamed by being heated and pressurized, for example, with steam.
  • the second heat insulating foam configured to cover the first heat insulating foam placed in the first step and at least part of the vacuum thermal insulator is foamed in a second step.
  • FIG. 4(f) is a diagram showing the composite thermal insulator 1 produced by removing the foaming mold 10.
  • the second heat insulating foam 4 configured to cover the first heat insulating foam 3 and at least part of the vacuum thermal insulator 2 is normally formed seamlessly by foaming.
  • the second heat insulating foam 4 can improve fixing between the first heat insulating foam 3 and the vacuum thermal insulator 2 and improve unity of the composite thermal insulator 1.
  • the improvement of adhesion offers the effect of inhibiting gas from entering the inside of the vacuum thermal insulator 2 through the gap between the first heat insulating foam 3 and the vacuum thermal insulator 2 and then through the edges 7 of the vacuum thermal insulator 2. Also, the improvement of adhesion makes it possible to reduce an air layer between the edges 7 of the vacuum thermal insulator 2 and the first heat insulating foam 3. As a result, heat transfer by air convection is reduced and heat is conducted through the first heat insulating foam 3 with higher insulation efficiency, achieving an effect in terms of thermal insulation performance as well.
  • the cushioning 11 may be a same material as, or a different material from, the second heat insulating foam 4a.
  • materials available for use include phenolic foam and polyimide foam that have higher heat resistance than foamed polypropylene, for example.
  • heat-resistant silicon blocks may be used as the cushioning 11.
  • the cushioning 11, which does not normally weld portion with the second heat insulating foam 4a and the vacuum thermal insulator 2, can be separated easily even after formation of the composite thermal insulator 1a.
  • the second step places the cushioning 11 in the rest 8b of the mid-part other than the part 8a of the mid-part and foams the preforming beads of the second heat insulating foam 4a.
  • the preforming beads of the second heat insulating foam 4a is foamed by being heated and pressurized, for example, with steam, temperature and pressure around the vacuum thermal insulator 2 increase. Consequently, pressure is applied to the vacuum thermal insulator 2 from outside applying a force in a compression direction and thereby posing a possibility in some cases that the vacuum thermal insulator 2 might be deformed.
  • the cushioning 11 is placed on both sides rather than only on one side of the vacuum thermal insulator 2.
  • the cushioning 11 acts as an obstacle and enables reductions in the force applied to the vacuum thermal insulator 2 in the compression direction.
  • shrinkage of thickness of the vacuum thermal insulator 2 can be reduced.
  • the vacuum thermal insulator 12 has the weld portion 5b bent to the same surface side (in the +Z direction) of the vacuum thermal insulator 12.
  • the composite thermal insulator 1b is placed with that face of the vacuum thermal insulator 12 that is located on the side (+Z direction) to which the weld portion 5b is bent being turned to a low-temperature side and that face of the vacuum thermal insulator 12 that is located on the side (-Z direction) opposite the bending side being turned to a high-temperature side (the side of the flat-plate heat source 15).
  • the high-temperature flat-plate heat source 15 is provided on the -Z side of the composite thermal insulator 1b.
  • the through-holes 23 are formed appropriately when the second heat insulating foam 4c is foamed.
  • the composite thermal insulator 1d may be placed in a manner similar to the method for producing the water heater described in Embodiment 3 of the present invention.
  • the composite thermal insulator 1d in which the weld portion is bent to the same surface side on the surface of the vacuum thermal insulator 32 along an outer periphery of a core 32a of the vacuum thermal insulator 32 that face of the vacuum thermal insulator 32 that is located on the side to which the weld portion is bent may be turned to the low-temperature side, i.e., to the side of the ambient environment and the face located on the side opposite the bending side may be turned to the high-temperature side, i.e., to the side of the compressor 30.
  • permeation of gas into the vacuum thermal insulator 32 is limited by limiting heating of the weld, degradation of the thermal insulation performance of the composite thermal insulator 1d can be limited.
  • the compressor 30 has a cylindrical shape and the second heat insulating foam 4d of the composite thermal insulator 1d may be formed into a shape that follows the cylindrical shape of the compressor 30.

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EP2660406A1 (fr) * 2012-05-03 2013-11-06 Saint-Gobain Weber Bloc de construction thermiquement isolant
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JP2007122316A (ja) 2005-10-27 2007-05-17 Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd 自動販売機
EP2540925A1 (fr) * 2010-02-26 2013-01-02 Hitachi, Ltd. Panneau d'isolation thermique devant être utilisé dans des bâtiments
EP2660406A1 (fr) * 2012-05-03 2013-11-06 Saint-Gobain Weber Bloc de construction thermiquement isolant
EP2746482A1 (fr) * 2012-12-21 2014-06-25 Saint-Gobain Weber Produit d'isolation thermique et son procédé de fabrication
WO2014118741A1 (fr) * 2013-01-31 2014-08-07 Rockwool International A/S Plaque d'isolation thermique

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